The Swiss specialty chemicals producer Clariant has posted a 9% rise in sales on a local currency basis for the third quarter 2002, to SF2,332 million, with nine monthly sales increasing 4% to SF7,407 million.

Quarterly sales of the largest division of Textiles, Leather and Paper Chemicals saw a slight increase in sales in local currencies (+ l%). In Swiss francs, however, they declined 7% to SF2,110 million from SF2,279 million the year before.  Sales in leather chemicals improved in the automotive sector, while those stemming from its textile dye and textile chemical business in Asia were described as ‘satisfactory’.

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